Strategic Components

Five Strategic Components are GrainLegumes’ ‘ways of doing’ each Product line. In essence, Strategic Components are the areas of work, approaches and methods that scientists employ to generate Product Line outputs. They ensure that Product Line development is done in a rigorous manner that most effectively contributes towards the CGIAR System Level Outcomes of reducing hunger, poverty, malnutrition and environmental degradation.

Since the same five Strategic Components are pursued in all eight Product Lines, the Strategic Components also serve a valuable purpose as a way to cross-fertilise the Product Lines by sharing competencies, innovative ideas and best practices.

Grain Legumes is a partnership among four CGIAR Research Institutes: ICRISAT as lead center, CIAT, ICARDA and IITA, along with several public and private institutes and organizations, governments, and farmers worldwide.